1. First-Year Experience (Destination Kent) Plagiarism Workshop Rob Kairis Library Director Kent State Stark

2. Observations … In a population the size of the Stark Campus, approximately how many students do you think commit acts of plagiarism? A.Most Students B.Many Students C.Only a few Students

3. Observations … 50.4% of students believe that their peers cut and paste from the internet and hand in the work as their own While … Only 8% admit to doing it themselves* * Scanlon, P.M., and D.R. Neumann. “Internet Plagiarism among college students.” Journal of College Student Development 43:3 (2002): 374-385.

4. Observations … 62.2% of students believe that their peers purchase papers from online paper mills While … Only 8.3% admit to doing it themselves* * Scanlon, P.M., and D.R. Neumann. “Internet Plagiarism among college students.” Journal of College Student Development 43:3 (2002): 374-385.

5. A.The worst thing a student could do B.It's bad and students should not do it, but it is not the worst thing a student could do C.It's only bad if you get caught In terms of severity in a college or university environment, how bad would you say plagiarism is? Observations …

6. Do you download music from the internet? A.Yes B.No Ethics …

7. If you do download music from the internet, do you pay? A.Yes B.No Ethics …

8. Makes downloading music illegal * Hook, Christopher. “Kent State offers legal alternative to downloading music.“ kentnewsnet.com 21 Aug. 2007. 30 Aug. 2008 “400 letters per month are being sent to universities across the United States - 424 copyright infringements thus far have been sent to Kent State … … letters allow for students to settle with the RIAA within a period of 20 days. That is, the student can pay the $3,000 flat rate for downloading … … After the 20 days, the student will be given the chance to settle again, but this time it's for $4,000”*

9. Ethics … “A Boston University graduate student was ordered yesterday to pay four record labels a total of $675,000 in damages for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them online in only the second such lawsuit to go to trial.”* * Saltzman, Jonathan. “Student must pay $675k for songs; Jury votes damages for illegal downloadsLawyer calls verdict unfair; vows appeal.“ The Boston Globe 8/1/09, Metro, p. 1. “In the only other downloading lawsuit to go to trial, a federal jury in Minnesota in June ordered a woman [33 year-old, single mother of four] in that state to pay record labels $1.92 million for infringing on the copyrights of 24 songs.”* C.It's only bad if you get caught

10. Definition … “To take and present as one's own a material portion of the ideas or words of another or to present as one's own an idea or work derived from an existing source without full and proper credit to the source of the ideas, words, or works.” Kent State’s policy on Cheating and Plagiarism: http://www.kent.edu/policyreg/policydetails.cfm?customel_datapageid_1976529=2037779

11. If You’re Accused … 1.Your instructor informs you verbally or in writing that he/she suspects you of plagiarizing 2.Your instructor provides you with an opportunity to explain orally or in writing why you believe you did not plagiarize 3.If your instructor still believes you plagiarized he/she may impose sanctions: Refuse the work submitted for credit Student gets an F or zero on the assignment Student fails the class Request that stiffer sanctions be applied “Plagiarism School”

12. Plagiarism School … Modeled after Traffic School … Instructor agrees to mitigate sanction if student completes plagiarism school: review “plagiarized” assignment university policy case studies homework (“spot the plagiarism”)

13. If You’re Sanctioned … The Instructor must report the act of plagiarism and the sanction applied to the Office of Student Conduct The Office of Student Conduct will inform you that you have the right to appeal the sanction by writing to that Office within 15 days of getting their notification of the sanction If you have been successfully sanctioned previously or the instructor or dean request disciplinary sanctions, you must appeal before the Academic Hearing Panel

14. Appeals … If you appeal … A hearing will be scheduled with the Academic Hearing Panel where the instructor must prove you plagiarized You and the instructor can call witnesses and cross exam each other (neither side can be represented by legal counsel) The AHP makes a decision in the matter and provides it to you in writing

15. Avoiding Plagiarism … Always do your own work Be organized (failure to properly attribute someone’s work by mistake is still plagiarism) When using facts or figures always cite a source (only widely known or accepted facts can be presented without citation—there is no need to cite a source for suggesting that the world is round, for example) It is okay to seek help or advice, but thoughts, ideas, words, phrases, interpretations etc., should be your own or the source of origin should be properly cited “Double-dipping” (using a substantial portion of a piece of work for two or more classes without notifying the instructor) is a form of cheating similar to plagiarism If in doubt, ask for help from your instructor (the Library or the Writing Center)

16. Case Studies … 1.George Bono's paper on AIDSGeorge Bono's paper on AIDS 2.Rosie Pinetar's essay on The NaturalRosie Pinetar's essay on The Natural 3.Stuart Lavaman's term paper in GeologyStuart Lavaman's term paper in Geology 4.Gilbert Trout's book report on Slaughterhouse-FiveGilbert Trout's book report on Slaughterhouse-Five 5.Lonnie Shakespeare trades papers for a Psychology classLonnie Shakespeare trades papers for a Psychology class 6.Jill St. Blonde writes two papers on the same topicJill St. Blonde writes two papers on the same topic

17. First-Year Experience (Destination Kent) Plagiarism Workshop Rob Kairis Library Director Kent State Stark